Coronavirus: Covid-19 will persist in Cyprus...

Coronavirus will persist on the island for a long time, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday arguing that had there been compliance with the restrictive measures, the pandemic would have reached its peak by now.

Experts said a large number of cases are expected in the coming period.

Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC radio, Ioannou said there was currently a large number of cases compared with the size of the population.

“It seems there has not been compliance with the measures,” the minister said. He added that this was...